Hotel Supply Saudi Arabia 2016, to be held from May 17-19, 2016 at the Jeddah Center for Forums and Events, has revealed a large number of hotel projects under construction with 431,47 rooms and 124 hotel projects, with 52 projects and nearly 20,000 rooms scheduled to open to the public across the Kingdom this year ahead of the exhibition.
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Hilton Worldwide and a strategy for 38 hotel projects
<The report commissioned by TOPHOTELPROJECTS, one of the largest sourcing events for the Kingdom's hospitality industry, outlines a number of hotels scheduled to open in 2016 including The Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah (March); Kempinski Hotel Al Othman, Al Khobar (May); and Nobu Hotel Riyadh - Nobu's first hotel in the Kingdom - set to open in June, According to the new report, Hilton Worldwide has the largest pipeline of hotel projects in Saudi Arabia with plans to add 28 properties to the market in the coming years, with ten hotels currently in operation in the Kingdom across its multi-brand portfolio.
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Saudi Arabia is the second largest center for hotel construction
<“This year will see a record number of hotel openings in Saudi Arabia, with plans for 19,867 rooms to enter the market this year,” said Christine Davidson, Director of Events, Hosting Group at dmg events, organizers of Hotel Equipment Saudi Arabia, in a statement. Saudi Arabia is now the second largest center of hotel construction in the Middle East and Africa, after the United Arab Emirates. However, Saudi Arabia remains the region's top tourist destination, and religious tourism arrivals are expected to reach new heights with the government's infrastructure improvements and the expansion of the Two Holy Mosques. There is no doubt that there are tremendous opportunities for hotel and restaurant operators who are keen to recognize and seize opportunities.”
The first hotel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The first Hampton by Hilton hotel in the Kingdom
<Carlos Kneisser, Vice President of Development, Hilton Worldwide MENA, emphasized their strong presence in the Saudi market through 20 years of integrated hotel services, revealing the fact that they signed the agreement to establish the first Hampton by Hilton hotel in Saudi Arabia in 2015 and the success of the multi-brand development strategy - supported by the strength and diversity of the domestic and religious tourism market that requires high-end levels of hospitality across our award-winning portfolio of brands in the Kingdom,“ Kneisser added: ”We plan to open the luxury Conrad Mecca later this year - Hill Group
Leading Companies at Hotel Equipment Show
Hotel Equipment Saudi Arabia 2016 is the only event in the Kingdom that caters to the entire hospitality industry - showcasing everything needed to create, develop, operate and maintain hotels in the Kingdom. Exhibitors at the 2016 event in May at the Jeddah Center for Forums and Events include: RAK Porcelain; LG Electronics; CMT Communications & Multimedia; CHIBIB Trading; and Innovative Cabinets.
